The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-03


IT has been supposed that the far
northwestern air is tempered with
blasts from the north pole, or at least
that coolest of American possessions,
Alaska, but the favored region seems
to have suffered more proportionately
from the summer sun than any other
part of the country.
WE are to have a new series of pos
tage-stamps, on which the vgnettes will
not be changed, but the colors will con-
form to those embossed on the stamped
envelopes now issued. The most no.
table change will be in the two-cent
stamp, which will be green instead of
reddish brown, as at present.
A FRENCH physician holds that it
does people good to cry when they feel
like it, and tells of man whose pulse
was reduced from one hundred twenty
to sixty by giving full vent to his groans
and yells. He advises people who feel
bad to shut themselves up and have a
good boo-hoo. How would this operate
in alleviating the distresses of the heated
term?
THE mugwumps who have been
worshiping Grover Cleveland have
nearly all gone over to the democracy,
and while they are in Mysteries over
the idea of Blaine's denomination can
do no more harm against him than
they will do against any republican.
They have become apostates, for the
greater part, and may be counted in
the ranks of the democracy
Monitor.
THE New York World has obtained
and published replies from nearly two
hundred labor organizations relative to
proposed political action. About one
third favor Independent action in state
and local elections, and about as many
favor the nomination of labor candi-
date for the presidency. Their antici-
patton is to get about seventy-fve per
cent of their vote from the democrats
and thirty from republicans.
WITH their usual inconsistency
the mugwump-Cleveland papers, while
claiming that either Blaine or Sher-
man would be a weak presidential can
didate for the republicans, are doing
their utmost to discourage the nominal
ton of these men. What they would
like to have the republicans do, prob
ably, is to nominate a man of second
rate ability, who would excite little en-
thusiasm and who would draw no votes
from the democratic marty
ALTHOUGH there are evidences on
every hand that the volume of business
in commercial circles has increased so
that it now amounts to about ten per
cent more than it did year ago, it is
remarkable that there has been so little
change in prices. There have been
many fluctuations and some articles
have advanced and declined during
that time, yet the average value of com
modities is found to be less than one
per cent higher now than then.
SENATOR HAwLEY of Connecticut,
who has been in London for a week or
ten days, has been the guest of Mat
thew Arnold. He said, in conversation
the other day, that he believed that Mr..
Blaine would be renominated by the re-
publicans. He said that everything
looked that way now. He was not GER
tain about Cleveland's being renom-
mated. He said if Mr.. Cleveland
should write one or two more letters on
the soldier question his chances for re-
nomination would be absolutely gone
London Special
w. j. ARKELL, the proprietor of the
Judge, has been stopping at Mount
McGregor, where he owns considerable
property. He recently instituted an
inquiry among his readers as to their
candidate for the presidency, and found
that he will be compelled, if he consid-
ers their wishes, to urge his nomina-
ton. 81 have no candidate of my
own" he said, "and am disposed to
favor in the Judge the man my read
ers prefer. Mr.. Blaine's popularity is
amazing. "-Saratoga Letter.
THE New York Tribune quotes the
presidents of two leading fire insurance
companies as saying that the losses by
fire during the past few months have
destroyed all profit in the insurance
business, and that unless better luck
ensues all the companies will have to
greatly increase their rates or quit
business. The losses throughout the
country for the last two months have
been at the rate of 100000 900 year,
or four or five times the normal ratio.
A good many of the fires are attributed
to the incendary teachings of Herr
Most.
THE New York court of appeals has
made decision of especial interest at
the present time, in view of the bribery
trials, in which the main evidence fix
ing the guilt of the accused parties is
given by their accomplices in the crime.
The decision holds it to be sufficient
" confederation of an accomplice's
evidence that he was seen in close COM
pany with the accused, that they were
old acquaintance, that they were trav-
cling under suspicious circumstances,
and that an opportunity had thus been
afforded for the connection and COM
mission of the crime.
THE latest in Judge is cartoon
representing President Cleveland and